Example sentences of "it was part [prep] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the other hand , if it was part of something bigger … ’ |
| 2 | It was part of its essence that it should be frustrated . |
| 3 | It was part of me . ’ |
| 4 | It was part of what made him want and love Eva . |
| 5 | I mean er and as I say you had everything erm when er I wanted coal I mean you had coal erm because after my husband ceased at the pit , er that ceased because , cos miners always had coal as part of their er it was part of their wages you see . |
| 6 | Oh , yes , yes , but there there was certainly a time when , er universities , schools and even business companies , thought that it was part of their erm , their way of supporting society in general , that they gave time to go out and give talks . |
| 7 | It was part of their Combined Cadet Force training at the exclusive public school . |
| 8 | Well it was part of their course I think , I , they did n't they paid the full cost of it , they contributed a bit , but I think Colin stood |
| 9 | I 've had erm on two separate Sundays I 've had volunteers to come and help but and my son-in-law made a silt trap , and the Water Board erm made the sluice gate , because it goes into their stream , and it was part of their responsibility . |
| 10 | It was part of her prize — along with £1,000-worth of dresses for her four bridesmaids and another £1,000-worth of Young 's clothes hire for husband Paul Wrigley and his attendants . |
| 11 | It was part of her spirited nature . |
| 12 | If Gilbert thought it was part of her duty to track down Amy or help her in any way , then she would do so . |
| 13 | Someone was shaking her violently , shouting at her , and at first she thought it was part of her nightmare . |
| 14 | As a member of the editorial collective of Fem Sap , it was part of her job to commission occasional articles . |
| 15 | In 1988 a visiting colleague from the Royal Ulster Constabulary asked if it was part of my role in Systems Development Department to comment on such essays . |
| 16 | It was part of my family . |
| 17 | It was part of my job to give them a crash course . |
| 18 | It was part of my planning to use this day to catch up with the vast mound of paperwork , documentation of seizures and reports , which always accumulates after a successful revenue operation . |
| 19 | I was famous at 18 so knew early on that it was part of my job description . ’ |
| 20 | Anyway , it was part of your task to appear interested in a woman who , if not boring , was lonely and — ’ she gave a high-pitched mirthless laugh — ‘ shall we say , slightly unbalanced — so as to find out … well , whatever it was that you were enquiring into . |
| 21 | I guessed it was part of your plot to steer me right away from Rob — in case I corrupt him . ’ |
| 22 | It was part of it . |
| 23 | He knows the place well — it was part of his Foreign Office brief three years ago — and he impressed people there with his sympathetic views . |
| 24 | He gave her the money then , and said it was part of his retainer for the season . ’ |
| 25 | Later , I saw it was part of his fear : if I had the means to escape , perhaps I would use it ? |
| 26 | He liked comfort and it was part of his image . |
| 27 | It came at him again , and he could just make out that it was part of his bunk , one of the side panels . |
| 28 | Suddenly his status as a student was no longer something to be concealed , it was part of his consciousness . |
| 29 | Art could not speak , he had become so used to meeting Daphne for lunch once a week , it was part of his life , he felt shocked , strange , bereft . |